Ram

Arabic, Sanskrit, Hebrew

"archer; pleasing; exalted"

Ram Origin and Meaning

The name Ram is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin meaning "archer; pleasing; exalted".

One of the most familiar, and assertive, names found throughout the Middle East and India, Ram has an assertive and solid air about it. Derived from a number of different origins, in English speaking countries, it may also be considered a word name, associated with a horned male sheep — or a form of computer memory.

From its Sanskrit and Hindi origins, Ram means "pleasing" or "beautiful" and serves as a modern form of Rama. It therefore holds significance in Hindu tradition, being both an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and the hero of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

Alternatively, the name can be associated with the Arabic Rami, meaning "archer, bowman" and is linked to the star sign of Sagittarius. It also appears in the Bible, in the Old Testament, where it means "exalted" from its Hebrew origins, though it may also come from Ramiel ("thunder of God") or Remiel ("God will have pity").

Additional origins of Ram include it being used as: a Filipino short form of Ramon ("wise protector"); a Mandaean name used in Iraq and Iran meaning "thunder"; a Chin name used in Myanmar meaning "land, country"; and an English word name for a male sheep, likely derived from Old English and meaning "strong".

Popularity of the name Ram

• 1399 Nameberry 2020

Famous People Named Ram

• Ram ancestor of King David, great,great,grandfather of Boaz (Ruth 4:19)
• Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) American guru and author
• Ram Gopal Varma Indian film director
• Ram (born Ramsubramaniam) Indian film director
• (Kavitark) Ram Shriram Indian founding investor in Google
• Ram Boon Dutch trance DJ
• Ram Chiang Hong Kong actor and singer.
• Ram Prasad Bismil Indian revolutionary
• Guru Ram Das (1534–1581) fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
• Ram Kapoor (born 1973) Indian television actor
• Ram Karmi (born 1931) Israeli architect
• Ram Dass Katari Indian Navy vice,admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff
• Ram Kumar Indian basketball player
• Ram Madhav (born 1964) Indian politician
• Ram Malla aka Kshetra king of Mallabhum
• Ram Pothineni Indian Tollywood film actor
• Raja Ram (born Ronald Rothfield) Australian musician and producer

The name Ram in Pop Culture

• Ram Peters character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
• Ram Japanese DC Comics superhero
• Ram character in the 1982 film Tron
• Ram character in New Zealand/British TV series The Tribe
• Ram character in video game Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
• Ram character in light novel Re:ZERO ,Starting Life in Another World
• Ram Singh character in Doctor Who spinoff "Class"
• RAM acronym for Random Access Memory, a computer term
• ram a male sheep